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Descriptive Summary

Creator:

Trezza, Frank J.

Title:

Frank J. Trezza Seatrain Shipbuilding collection

Dates [inclusive]:

1861-2011

Dates [bulk]:

Bulk, 1973-1978

Abstract:

The Frank J. Trezza Seatrain Shipbuilding Collection documents shipbuilding activities
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard from its closing by the Department of Defense in the mid-1960s
through its rebirth and eventual demise under the management of the Seatrain Shipbuilding
Corp. Frank J. Trezza was hired by Seatrain Shipbuilding as a Mechanic Helper at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1973 and eventually worked his way up to the position of First
Class Marine Electrician. Though the dates of the collection span from 1861 to 1988,
the bulk of the records span the period 1973-1978, when Frank J. Trezza was an employee
of Seatrain Shipbuilding. Included in the collection are newspaper clippings, union
publications, pamphlets and newspapers published by Seatrain, a Seatrain employee
orientation kit, black & white photographs, color photographs, color slides, and black
& white negatives. All of the documents in the collection were either collected or
created by Frank J. Trezza. The majority of newspaper clippings in the collection
document two subjects: the closing of the Brooklyn Navy Yard by the Department of
Defense in 1966, and the final years of shipbuilding there under the Seatrain Shipbuilding
Corp. during the 1970s.

Quantity:

1.0 linear feet in one manuscript box and two slide storage boxes

Language of Materials:

Materials in English

Call Phrase:

1988.016

Sponsor:

This collection was processed and described as part of the project, "Uncovering the
Secrets of Brooklyn's 19th Century Past: Creation to Consolidation," funded by the
Council on Library and Information Resources, with additional support from The Gladys
Krieble Delmas Foundation.